HIST 5251 - Museum Studies (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an introduction to the history and development of museums and the professionalization of the field. It covers the structure and nature of curatorial, education, and administrative work in museums and theoretical and practical issues facing museums today. The course will provide an overview of current method and theory in material culture studies. Students will visit and evaluate museums and virtual exhibits and study major exhibit controversies and debates about the politics of historical memory and exhibition. Readings and discussions will provide a basis for a hands-on section of the course where student teams will create small case exhibits that transmit and display historical knowledge.

Cross Listing(s): HIST 5251G.